2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football season

2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football season
League	NCAA Division II Football
Sport	Football
TV partner(s)	ESPN3, ESPNNews including multiple local broadcasting partners
Regular season
Champions	IUP
East Division champions	Shippensburg
West Division champions	IUP

2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
No. 25 Shippensburg x^		6	–	1					10	–	2
West Chester xy^		6	–	1					9	–	4
Kutztown		5	–	2					8	–	3
Bloomsburg		4	–	3					7	–	4
Millersville		3	–	4					4	–	7
East Stroudsburg		2	–	5					3	–	8
Lock Haven		2	–	5					2	–	9
Cheyney		0	–	7					1	–	10
West
No. 3 IUP xy$^		7	–	0					13	–	1
California (PA) ^		5	–	2					9	–	3
Slippery Rock		5	–	2					8	–	3
Edinboro		4	–	3					7	–	4
Gannon		3	–	4					5	–	6
Mercyhurst		3	–	4					5	–	6
Clarion		1	–	6					1	–	10
Seton Hill		0	–	7					0	–	11
Championship: IUP 24, West Chester 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football season football season was the 53rd year of college football in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The PSAC consists of 16 teams located throughout Pennsylvania.

Rankings

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Final
Bloomsburg	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Regional	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Cheyney	AFCA Coaches	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Regional	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
East Stroudsburg	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Regional	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Kutztown	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Regional	NR	NR	NR	NR
Lock Haven	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Regional	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Millersville	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Regional	NR	NR	NR	NR
Shippensburg	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	RV	RV
	Regional	NR	NR	RV	RV
West Chester	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Regional	NR	NR	NR	NR
California (PA)	AFCA Coaches	8	5	5	5
	Regional	11	7	5	5
Clarion	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Regional	RV	NR	NR	NR
Edinboro	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Regional	RV	NR	NR	NR
Gannon	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Regional	NR	NR	NR	NR
Indiana (PA)	AFCA Coaches	12	9	6	5
	Regional	11	8	6	5
Mercyhurst	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR								NR
	Regional	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR								NR
Seton Hill	AFCA Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
	Regional	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Slippery Rock	AFCA Coaches	RV	24	21	18
	Regional	RV	25	22	19

Legend

NR	Not ranked; not receiving votes
RV	Receiving votes
		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
		**All Rankings from AFCA Coaches and Regional Rankings polls**

Standings

East Division

PSAC East Division
Team	Conf.			Overall			PF	PA
	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.
No. 25 Shippensburg	6	1	.857	10	1	.909	422	129
West Chester	6	1	.857	8	3	.727	393	248
Kutztown	5	2	.714	8	3	.727	412	215
Bloomsburg	4	3	.571	7	4	.636	286	246
Millersville	3	4	.429	4	7	.364	270	309
East Stroudsburg	2	5	.286	3	8	.273	201	309
Lock Haven	2	5	.286	2	9	.182	206	367
Cheyney	0	7	.000	1	10	.091	131	588

West Division

PSAC West Division
Team	Conf.			Overall			PF	PA
	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.
No. 3 IUP	7	0	1.000	11	0	1.000	409	161
California (PA)	5	2	.714	9	2	.818	368	277
Slippery Rock	5	2	.714	8	3	.727	442	359
Edinboro	4	3	.571	7	4	.636	377	277
Gannon	3	4	.429	5	6	.455	426	334
Mercyhurst	3	4	.429	5	6	.455	239	252
Clarion	1	6	.143	1	10	.091	169	327
Seton Hill	0	7	.000	0	11	.000	263	597

NFL draft

Main article: 2017 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Selected by	School	Playing position
5	147	Jordan Morgan	Chicago Bears	Kutztown	Offensive guard

Teams

East Division

• Bloomsburg
• Cheyney
• East Stroudsburg
• Kutztown
• Lock Haven
• Millersville
• Shippensburg
• West Chester

West Division

• California
• Clarion
• Edinboro
• Gannon
• IUP
• Mercyhurst
• Seton Hill
• Slippery Rock